“Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me, fellow-citizens,) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience prove, that foreign influence Is one of the most baneful foes of Republican Government.”
This nation requires (at least) two strong political parties. And some Republicans are now faced with a question as to whether they want to continue to be one of them.
After more than two years of dutifully standing by a president who was nominated by their own party, with only an occasional tsk-tsk pointed in his direction, Republican members of Congress appear to be less than happy with a chief executive who seems perfectly comfortable with the idea that foreign governments might want to curry favor by providing him with damaging information about his political rivals.